The document discusses the opportunities presented by cross media marketing compared to traditional direct mail marketing. It notes that traditional direct mail has become less effective due to factors like increased targeting and personalization online. Cross media marketing is described as combining online and offline marketing across different media channels to improve response rates and ROI over traditional direct mail alone. Examples are given showing much higher response rates, click through rates, and order conversions from cross media campaigns compared to traditional direct mail. A number of industry verticals and common campaign types for cross media marketing are also listed.